Name: The Western Collection: 25 Cowboy Classics
Brand: Gene Autry

Bonus disc

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3020662712

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Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2001-10-30

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Standard:20

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30206627121

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Artist

Gene Autry

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Country / Americana

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Varese Sarabande

American performer, Gene Autry, is considered one of the most important artists in the history of country music. He holds the unique distinction of being awarded stars in all five categories on the Hollywood Walk of Fame - for film, television, music, radio, and live performance. Autry gained fame as a singing cowboy through his work on radio, movies, and television starting from the early 1930s.

Autry's contribution to country music is unparalleled. With over 640 recordings to his name, including more than 300 songs written or co-written by himself, he has sold over 100 million copies worldwide. His impressive collection includes a dozen gold and platinum records. Notably, Autry's first record ever certified gold belongs to him.

In addition to his musical achievements, Autry had a successful career in entertainment business ventures. He was the original owner of Challenge Records and owned several radio stations in Southern California. Furthermore, he owned a television station and even held ownership of the Los Angeles Angels Major League Baseball team from 1961 to 1997 (formerly known as the California Angels / Anaheim Angels).

Varèse Sarabande is a US label that specializes in soundtracks. It was founded in 1978 by Tom Null, Chris Kuchler, and Dub Taylor in Los Angeles, California. The label initially focused on reissuing classical recordings from American Decca, Remington, and JVC labels before releasing its first soundtrack LP in 1978.
In 1985, Varèse began releasing CDs and European releases are manufactured and distributed by Colosseum Music Entertainment GmbH (formerly known as Colosseum Schallplatten GmbH). After being distributed by MCA and Universal Music for several decades, the label was acquired by Concord Music in February 2018 and placed under Concord's reissue label Craft Recordings.
With a rich history spanning over four decades, Varèse Sarabande continues to be a prominent force in the music industry, providing exceptional soundtracks to captivate audiences worldwide.

Gene Autry is acknowledged to be the founding father and leading light of what eventually became a veritable legion of Singing Cowboys, and is widely acclaimed as the recording artist most directly responsible for broadening the definition of the "Hillbilly" genre into not merely Country but "Country & Western" music. Gene Autry's fans have long heard him sing these tunes on his Melody Ranch Radio Show and his motion pictures as well as in the many episodes of The Gene Autry Show on television; but, until now have not been able to have these classic songs on one compilations.   This package will appeal to devotee's of the Western music genre, as well as fans of Gene Autry's music. Many of these master recordings have not appeared on any previous Gene Autry Varese collection. The masters used for this package are from Gene Autry's personal archives and have been fully restored and digitally re-mastered. The booklet features detailed liner notes by award winning writer O. J. Sikes, with an introduction by Country Music DJ Hall of Fame disc-jockey Johnny Western.

The Western Collection: 25 Cowboy Classics

Music GB